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stairhead
[ stair-hed ]
noun
- the top of a staircase; top landing.
stairhead
/ ˈstɛəˌhɛd /
noun
- the top of a flight of stairs
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stairhead1
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Example Sentences
When tired of this occupation, I would retire from the stairhead to the solitary and silent nursery: there, though somewhat sad, I was not miserable.
From Literature
When he reached the open air, he threw his bundle down upon the ground, and then turned an ear to listen at the stairhead.
From Project Gutenberg
I took my candle in my hand and crept to the stairhead.
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Then, above the stairhead, across the longer hall, appeared the helmet of a policeman.
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“Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.”
From New York Times
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